As we keep looking for ways to deal with anger, here are more tips and action steps:
Respond (rational action), don’t react (emotional retort).
Maintain a healthy distance until you can speak constructively (James 1:19).
Confront to restore, not to destroy.
Empathize (yelling is a failure to empathize). Speak slowly and quietly (makes yelling difficult).
Surrender the right for revenge (Romans 12:19).
If anger begins to escalate to wrath or fury, that is not the time to engage in interactions with others. Instead, temporarily redirect your energy to solo activities, or re-establish calm, before confronting others.
Remember that the Bible also tells us that we must not let the sun go down on our anger.
Source: AACC
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